The Nursing Process

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The nursing process

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A way of thinking and acting based on scientific method

2. Used as a tool identify patient problem and organized method to meet patient need

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Components of nursing process

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Assessment

Nursing diagnosis

Planning

Implementation

Evaluation

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Assessment

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Collecting and organizing documenting, and validating a patient's health data.

Data are gather from pt physical assessment and interviews family as well as from physician and pts medical record.

Data from other health professionals and diagnostic tests included in assessment.

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Nursing diagnosis

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Sorting and analyzing the assessment data to identify potential health problems.

2. Problems identified during the the process are specific nursing diagnosis. Nursing diagnoses prioritized and entered into nursing care plan.

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First step into nursing process

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Planning

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Series of step where nurse and clients set priorities and goals to eliminate diminish or control identified problems.

Goal should be stated with specific outcomes.

Nurse and client collaborate to choose specific intervention to enable the pt to meet specific outcomes listed in the care plan

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2 step in nursing diagnosis

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Evaluation

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Assessing pt to evaluate his or her respond to the nursing interventions

Responses compared with expected outcome to see if out outcome has been met

Based on result care plan may need changed

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Critical thinking

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Required to use nursing process successfully

Means required careful judgment

Directed purposeful mental activity. Ideas are plan, evaluated and desire outcome is decided.

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To think carefully

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Problem solving and decision making

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1. Define problem

2. Consider all possible alternative s as solutions

3. Consider out come

4. Predict likely hood of all possible alternative occurring

5. Chose alternative that is best chance of success and fewest undesirable outcomes

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Skills for critical thinking

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. Effective reading

.effective writing

. Effective communication

Attentive listening

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Critical thinking in nursing

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Require skills and experience as well as knowledge

Influence by standards and code of ethics

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Critical thinking and the Nursing process

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Assessment organized systematic,includes gathering information and recording data

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Critical thinking

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Nursing diagnosis required analysis of data gathered clustering related information identify problem areas and choosing appropriate nursing diagnoses.

Planning: determine specific desired outcomes for each nursing diagnosis

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Critical thinking in nursing dx

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Implementation: preparing for and performing intervention

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Evaluation

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Gathering information to see if expected out come was achieved.